Buffalo Sabres acquire Kane, Bogosian, Kasdorf from Winnipeg Jets

by jmaloni

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Wed, Feb 11th 2015 01:50 pm

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres today
announced the team acquired forward Evander Kane, defenseman Zach Bogosian
and goaltender Jason Kasdorf from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for
defenseman Tyler Myers, forwards Drew Stafford and Joel Armia, the rights to
prospect Brendan Lemieux, as well as the Sabres' latest first-round draft pick
in the 2015 NHL Draft.

Kane (age 23, 6'2", 198 lbs.) has
played in six NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise
since being drafted in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft.
In 2011-12, he led the Jets with 30 goals and, at 20 years old, was the NHL's
youngest 30-goal scorer that season. He has amassed 222 points (109 goals, 113
assists) in 361 career NHL games, including 22 points (10/12) in 37 games
played this season.

The Vancouver native played for
Team Canada at the World Junior Championship in 2009, helping Canada win the
gold medal. He also played three seasons (2006-07 - 2008-09) with the Vancouver
Giants of the Western Hockey League.

Bogosian (age 24, 6'3", 225 lbs.)
has played in seven seasons with the Jets/Thrashers organization after being
selected by Atlanta in the first round (third overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft,
recording 127 points (40/87) and 325 penalty minutes in 393 career NHL games.
The Massena native led all rookie defensemen with nine goals in 2008-09 and set
career highs in assists (25) and points (30) in 65 games with Winnipeg in
2011-12.

In 41 games this season, Bogosian
has tallied 13 points (3/10) and 40 penalty minutes while averaging 22:10 of
ice time per game.

Kasdorf (age 22, 6'3", 178 lbs.),
drafted by Winnipeg in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft,
is currently playing for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he earned
ECAC Rookie of the Year honors in 2012-13. The Winnipeg native also has played
in the USHL for the Des Moines Buccaneers (2011-12).